A biography for Alan Patricofhasn’t been written yet.
“We've done education nonprofit through our history, and maybe the profit motive will be helpful.”
“As someone who understands what's needed for entrepreneurs and start-up companies to succeed, I can tell you there is nothing more integral to their success than operating in a stable financial system.”
“Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' - to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor.”
“I didn't understand the culture and what Starbucks was really about. It wasn't a coffee shop. It was really a way of life... we suffer from thinking that since we have it in New York, or it won't work in New York, that it won't work some other place. That's a discipline we keep trying to improve.”
“Your initial instincts about investments and people are usually correct. We do a lot of due diligence in this business and most of the time it comes out where we started.”